Mercury is a morning star, rising northeast by east at first, afterwards east-north-east. It moves from Femini into Cancer. Rises en Ist at 416 am.: on 16th at 404 a.m.
Venus rises unusually early. and will be at an epoch of greatest brilliancy on the 3rd. Magnitude—42. It moves through the. constellation Gemini. Rises on Ist at 234 am. on 16th at 211 a.m. on Sist at 206 a.m.
Mars has now come to the end of its apparition, being in conjunction with the Sun on the goth, It moves in the constellation Leo. Sets on Ist at 7.30 pin. on 16th at 7 p.m Jupiter, moving in the constellation Aries, rises now before midnight, and slackens its motion, an indication, that it will become retrograde, Magnitude—20 to—22. Rises on ist at 1140 pam.; on 16th at 1035 pin.
Saturn rises alsg,"before midnight, about 5 minutes before Jupiter on the ist with which it will be in conjunction on the 25th. Its, rings are now open enough (20°) to' be observed with a ood telescope, "Rises on Ist 1135 p.m. on 16th at 1036 p.m.
"Uranus moving also in the constella-Mon. Aries, i" alb a morning stir ind rises on Ist at 0.06 am. on 16th 3t 1108 p.m.: on sist at 10.10 p.m.
Neptune, moving in the constellation Leo. sets on Ist at 9.11 p.m. on the ith at 812 p.m.
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